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Introduction Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico. Bat show at dusk. Going out to eat! 1,200 mosquitoes per hour - 6 - 8,000 per night! Each bat! You might think that there is not life in caves other than the bats that sleep their during the daylight hours. Troglobites. Spiders, crickets, mites, and scorpions…

Big Idea of the Message: God instructed Israel to prioritize obedience to God’s commands so they could live the lives he had planned for them. Formula In life there seems to be a “Formula” to everything; Formulas - patterns - help to guide a better out come for everything; Imagine making a cake and leaving…

In Psalm 5, King David contrasts the righeous and the wicked. This contrast--so stark and so common in the Psalms--is strange to our modern sensibilities. Why, then, is it so common in the Psalms? Is this merely an ancient prejudice? What does the New Testament have to say about this? Join us as we explore the idea of two separate groups, the righteous and the wicked, from God's perspective.

Trouble in the Text: What is the Good News that brings happiness? Matthew 3 started with an invitation to true holiness and happiness Here Jesus went up on a mountainside and sat down —where there was room for them all. His disciples —not only his twelve disciples, but all who desired to learn of him.…

A quick review Read over Jn15:1-5 so we know where we came from. 1 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. 2 “Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it so that it may bear more fruit. 3 “You are already clean because of…

Christmas is the BEGINNING of the Season!

The disciples show that they have not yet absorbed the message and values of the kingdom of God.

Intro Galadriel, the elf queen in Tolkien’s Lord Of The Rings, is at the top echelon of creatures in the Tolkien universe. She is one of the three leaders of the three elven kingdoms in the books. But she stands alone in power and potential. During one scene in the second book (and movie) The Two Towers,…

The Sanctity of Life WHO DETERMINES PERSON-HOOD? Psalm 139:13–18 (ESV) 13 For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. 14 I praise you , for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. 15 My frame was not hidden from you ,…

Announcements Are there any announcements? We have a few opportunities to serve: People needed to mow People needed to clean the church Healthy snacks and drinks are needed for children’s church See Pastor John Introduction Good morning and welcome to FCC where we worship the Lord in Spirit and in Truth,…

Getting Attention Knowing & Understanding Self-inflicted stress (that caused by willful sin) can be the worst kind. Thriving Light Principle: Confessions and renewal are needed to recover from self-inflicted stress. When a child of God sins, he or she cannot step back into fellowship with God and spiritual…

1 Thessalonians 4:9–12 ICC’s Sunday PM 11/27/22) Introduction Opening comments Let’s continue to study Thessalonians Prayer Lord, open our eyes to see wonderful things in your word Catch- as a talkative person I know that being talkative can be really annoying Winston Churchill told the story of a man…

Gospel Reactions Imagine standing at the crossroads of history. Behind you lies a time-tested message, one that has weathered empires, revolutions, and cultural shifts. Ahead, an ever-changing world, where new beliefs rise as quickly as they fade. Now, consider being tasked with sharing this age-old…

1 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain. 2 And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, 3 and threw him into the pit, and shut it and sealed it over him, so that…

Is your picture of Jesus too small? Today's reading shows Jesus raising a widow's son from the dead - but he has more power than this. It's a sign of who he truly is - and as we grasp his identity, he transforms our life.

THE END TIMES Sermon #12 Revelation 3:14-22 Intro : It has taken us a while, but we have finally arrived at the last of the seven churches of Revelation. A couple of these churches have been good, but a glance at most of these churches reveals some serious problems. The downward slide that began with…

It's never wise to get ahead of God.

Seeking the Visitation of the King Matthew 21, 22, 26, 27 April 9, 2017 @NC3 INTRODUCTION – Open Bibles to Matthew 21 What have you waited expectantly for in your life? Maybe marriage, baby, graduation, summer break…? The unfolding of Jesus’ identity has taken over 3 years of public ministry. He has…

INTRO: We have many versions and interpretations of love, most of them a counterfeit version of the real thing. · We are in the season of love; isn’t it wonderful? · All over this last week, the week of Valentine’s Day, husbands and wives, boyfriends and girlfriends, and unfortunately those in love relationships…